These brain areas are central to attention and information processing, emotional regulation, executive function and decision-making – all markers of ADHD. "Despite these promising results, this study ...

May 7, 2008 (Washington, DC) — A large neuroimaging study found that in attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), brain development follows a normal trajectory, but maturation of the prefrontal ...

SAN DIEGO — Like fingerprints, human brains are unique. Scientists are working to map the variability of individual brains and to inform personalized therapeutics for treatment-resistant disease.

Key Findings From the Geneva Study Since iron is easily detectable by MRI scans, researchers used quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) MRI to analyze iron distribution in the brain. A group of 32 ...

Over 5% of children and adolescents are diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) globally. This condition is characterized by a short attention span, hyperactivity or impulsive ...

Attention can feel like a fragile thing, especially when your brain struggles to sort signal from noise. Every second, your senses flood you with information. Focus depends on the brain’s ability to ...

New research suggests that prescription stimulants for ADHD don't actually improve attention directly. They work on different pathways in the brain that support attention. . Scientists are changing ...

I write a blog post each month focusing on a different executive function skill. Executive function skills are brain-based, and they help people accomplish essential life tasks (Dawson and Guare, 2016 ...